Dr Danielle Carter

Dr Danielle Carter is a GP with an interest in public health and was the founding President of a grassroots health promotion charity in Toowoomba called Flourish PYO.  Danielle is passionate about preventive health and lifestyle modification, indigenous health, and public health initiatives focussing on nutrition and food security.  She has now relocated to sunny Townsville and enjoys organic food growing, running, and spending time with her family.

Let’s talk about weight

Measuring growth in children is an important part of a health check-up, as it enables early recognition of unhealthy weight

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Step out to join the 2026 Move Together Challenge

Daily movement is an essential ingredient to keeping healthy and well, and this year’s Move Together Challenge, from 3 August to

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Dr Robyn Littlewood, Professor Ian Lowe and Joanna Munro

Building a Prevention 2.0 ecosystem to tackle chronic disease

Across Australia, a worrying health pattern has been emerging: people are living longer yet developing chronic disease earlier and living

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New movement guidelines shift focus on 24-hour cycle for health

The Australian Government’s new 24-hour Movement Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults reshapes how we think about healthy living by

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Hospitals achieve record results in healthy food, drink audit

Queensland’s public healthcare facilities are delivering record results in creating healthier food and drink environments, with the latest statewide audit

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Queensland’s public hospitals on target for healthy options

Queensland’s public healthcare facilities are making it easier than ever for staff, visitors, and the public to access healthier food

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New Healthy Ways campaign focuses on sugar reduction in remote First Nations communities

Not-for-profit remote store operator Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) and Health and Wellbeing Queensland are encouraging families in remote First Nations

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